Lay, pay, and say, how written in the pret. and the perf. part.

Leading principles in the construc. of sentences, in what embraced in the Grammar

Least parts of language, as written, as spoken, &c., what constituents so called

Legal phraseology, in contrast with that of common life

Less, improper use of, for fewer, ("No LESS than three dictionaries,” DR. WEBST.)

Lest, use of, for THAT, without due regard to its import, ("I feared
LEST,” &c.)
    —­derivation of, from Sax.

Let, verb, its construc, with an infin. following

LETTERS, in the Eng. alphabet, numb. of, and numb. of sounds which they
represent
    —­a knowledge of, in what consists
    —­infinite variety in, yet the letters always THE SAME
    —­different sorts of types, or styles of, used in Eng.
    —­names of, in Eng.; do., sing, and plur. 
    —­Classes of, named and defined
    —­powers of
    —­the JUST POWERS of, (see Power)
    —­Forms of, and their distinctions, in the Eng. lang.
    —­different sorts of, to be kept distinct
    —­slanting strokes of the Roman, described
    —­Italic, chief use of
    —­capital, employment of
    —­small, do.
    —­Letters, history of
    —­the names of, are words of a peculiar kind
    —­the names and powers of, not always identical
    —­general neglect of learning to write the names of, in Eng.
    —­importance of learning to write do.
    —­erron. teaching with respect to certain names of
    —­Letters of the Heb. alphabet given, with their names, and the
      significations of do.
    —­of the Gr. alphabet, with their names
    —­of the Lat. alphab., their names nearly lost
    —­of do., as now printed
    —­Letters, the twenty-six, possible combinations and mutations of
    —­of the alphab., read by their names, how taken
    —­do., written for numbers, what their nature; omission of period
      after such letters
    —­DAY’S account of do.
    —­Letters, the SOUNDS of, treated
    —­Letters, the small, period of their adoption
    —­used for references
    —­Letter, definition of
    —­Letter, the sound of, called its POWER; yet its power not
      necessarily identified with its sound
    —­A letter, in what consists Like, near, nigh, appar.,
      prepositions; why not placed by BROWN with the prep. Lily, W.,
      grammarian, his arrangement of Lat. syntax

Lines, poetic, technical denominations of

Liquids, what letters so called

Literary division of a work, common order of, downwards, and throughout;
but all literary works not thus divided. Literary blunders, Crit.  N.
concerning
    —­awkwardness, do.
    —­ignorance, do.
    —­silliness, do.